Workmen's advocate., 1887-02-19

but just, in defense of the people, that l should add: he was not elected, l will not recodnt the painful history, nor dwell upon t.e deplorable condition, of our democracy. It is difficult to speak of this brTnch of the party in the language of poll correspondence. Let it here suffice t. say that our local de- mocracy is unde the acknowledged do- minion of a man who has been publicly charged with Ina ing openly and notori ously purchased '"'or on last election day. this charge en strongly sup ported by the sw | recorded testi- mony of several .,s; yet, although this crime agains the elective franchise is blow at the very heart of our liberty, crime more treadful in it's conse- quences than mu rder or open treason, no citizen has yt5 manifested sufficient confidence in tie democratic officers who are charged with conducting pub lie prosecutions t even file d complaint against this alleged offender
 In face of this public charge and of other equally outrageous doings, as if to wantonly humiliate the State democracy, and commit it to the ratification of such iniquities, the chairman and other mem bers of the State Central Committee pub llcly serenaded this man. and the chair man thanked him and eulogized him for his StateSmdnlihe services to the party during the campaign. And so l might | go on, dd HbHltH, dd ndltSedm uSqlte but it is unnecessary, As self-respectng man would feel justified, and bound in honor to withdraw from party which | has fallen to such levels; but there is | another and potent reason for my i'm l mediate withdrawal; which is: that a | new National Party is being formed for | the purpose of restoring the natural | rights of the great landless democracy | of America.
 It is founded upon the idea that all men have an equal right to live, and as a necessary consequence, that all men | have at all times an equal and inalienable l right to the use of the natural clements which God made and gave freely for the sllstenance of human life, "that to se- cure these rights governments are insti- tuted among them, deriving their just l powers from the consent of the gov erned;" that all American citizens are entitled to equal opportunities with re- l spect to the great natural resources of our common country; that no speculator in the natural rights of his fellow-men should be permitted to prevent American citizens from making homes upon land | which he does not want to use, that nc landlord-alien or citiZen--should be per mitted to collect toll from American citi. zens for allowing them the privilege of using the natural and indestructible powers of our soil; that the rental value of land, which results, in all cases, en. tirely from the presence, enterprise, virtue and industry of the whole people, and should, as a matter of common justice, be taken for public use; and that no tax, or burden of any kind, should be imposed upon commerce, agriculture manufactures or other industries, or upon any products of human labor, so long as this rental value of land-which is tho margin of production shall be sufficient for public purposes.
 To the new party, founded upon these principles, which l conceive to be tht very soul and essence of true democracy all of the time which l can hencefortl give to the political service of my coun try will be devoted shall therefore, 1T the next political campaign, do all in my power to secure the election of Henry George, or some other land reformer. tt the Presidency of the United States, un less the ''democratic' party shall, in th' meantime, become democratic by adopt ing the principles which we have espoused.
 Having deliberately resolved to pursue this course, l desire that my position may be fully and exactly understood, SC that my actions and relations, with re spect to political matters shall be neither inconsistent nor ambiguous
 Sincerely trusting that our social rela tions may be as pleasant in the future a they have been in the past, remain, Very truly and respectfully yours,
 JAMES G. MAGURE
 San Francisco, January 21, 1887.